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Best Ever Carrot Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 c. Corn oil
- 2 c. Sugar
- 2 c. Less
- 2 Tbsp. Flour
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Baking pwdr
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 4 x Large eggs
- 4 c. Grated carrots
- 1 c. Raisins
- 1 c. Minced pecans
- 2 c. Sugar
- 6 Tbsp. Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 c. Whipping cream
- 1/2 lb Butter
- 1 Tbsp. Vanilla
- 1 1/2 c. Minced pecans
- 1/2 lb Cream cheese
- 1/2 lb Butter
- 1 lb Powdered sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 4 ounce Coconut, shredded
Directions
- Cake: Whisk together corn oil and sugar. In a separate bowl mix flour, cinnamon, baking pwdr, soda and salt. Sift 1/2 of this mix into the sugar/oil. Add in the rest alternately with the 4 Large eggs. Add in the carrots, raisins and pecans. Bake in a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan at 350 for 70 min. Cold, invert and split in 3 layers.
- Filling: Heat sugar, flour and salt. Stir in cream. Work in butter. Stir and simmer 1/2 hour till golden brown. Cold. Add in vanilla and pecans. Cold overnight.
- Icing: Cream cheese and butter. Sift in powdered sugar. Fold in vanilla and chill. Spread the filling between the 3 layers. Frost the top and sides with the icing. Pat the coconut on the sides. Decorate the top, if you like.
- Yield: 12 to 18 servings.
- PARTICIA SHELTON
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